NC01TA

Make that 4 of us. I've never had a car that fits me so well. Being 5'9" might be the perfect match. Not sure how tall everyone is that feels the same way. Maybe it's time for a new thread, "Who likes F-body interiors"

Karl101

reason why I daily drive a F-body... only thing I got

RevGTO

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I started that thread about 12 years ago, lol, https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...mfortable.html

CamaroWhoopAss

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Ok, here's why I daily drive an f-body. Because it's the most kick *** car you can get for 4k. That's really the honest truth, even though I am in love with the 4th gen Camaros. If I had more money I'd DD a C5 vette.

RPM WS6

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4th gens are more complicated than the '60s/'70s stuff to be sure. My '71 is a dinosaur with a gasoline toilet bowl on top of the engine, and I love it, but the 4th gens still offer a sort of "modern simplicity", late-model rawness and connection (both material and conceptual) to an older generation of vehicles. For some, their extinction was no loss; for me, it largely ended my excitement toward new cars.

I am exactly the same height. I've said it before and I'll say it again, these cars truly fit me like a glove. I can just drop right into them and find the perfect driving position with almost no effort at all. I've spent 3-5 hours of continuous driving in them on more than one occasion and I never became overly fatigued or uncomfortable. Everything about the driving position and access to controls is ideal for my person and preferences.

I'm sure that many owners feel this way, but some of us could easily afford to make the move to a C5 or even C6, yet we choose to keep our 4th gens. In fact, some of us liked them enough to pay $25-30k or more to get these cars brand new (I did that twice.)

NC01TA

I really enjoy those old posts. I see names from years ago and wonder where they all are and what they are driving.

RevGTO

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I've thought about a C6 and could be tempted to go that way. I've ridden in them but never driven one, so I can't say anything about the driving position.

I can say that I got into the driver's seat of the new Challenger and the 5th gen when they came out in 2010. I got in and I got out. That was the end of that.

I've driven 2011 & 2012 Mustangs. They weren't as bad, but I can't say that I liked the driving position. So a no go there.

The car that came closest for me is the modern GTO. The driver's seat is incredible and the overall driving position is good. But there wasn't enough about the car's performance or comfort to move me out of my f-body - not to mention the lack of t-tops and the issues those cars are known to have.

So I still drive a 4th gen.

RPM WS6

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Don't get me wrong, I really do like C6 and could definitely see myself with one as a spring/summer/fall daily driver at some point. Good seating position, great styling, tons of power stock (especially with the LS3.) But I don't see myself keeping one around as part of my permanent collection. I'd rather do a nice C3 for that purpose.

MonmouthCtyLS7

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I DD my 97 LT1 about 20 yrs ago but never again, especially w/ Jersey winters. Plus there not the most comfortable things after driving awhile. Now when I move to Florida in a few years ill probably daily the Vette or whatever other muscle car I may have then.

Smokin00WS6

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I can honestly say that this was one of the most enjoyable threads I have read in a long time! I loved reading everyone's thoughts on our 4th Gens and really made me think about how much I really do love the simplicity of them. Having an M6, with no Bluetooth, no XM, no navigation, no heads up display, none of this, none of that made me realize how much I love driving my TA and how you aren't distracted and actually drive when you are in it! I have a feeling there are more than a couple of us that feel this way from reading through this thread. I'm 33, I feel like my age was the last of the generation that grew up with old cars, motor head parents, liked things simple and just appreciated cars and what they were about. Don't get me wrong, I do like some technology, but I think that cars are becoming over kill and no one knows how to drive anymore because their heads are buried in what I feel are hundreds of distractions, especially the cell phones of course! Fun read everyone.

Mike

MuhThugga

Everything is relative.

I'm sure some guy back in the 70s was going on about how much more complicated cars have gotten with things like hydraulic brakes and intermittent wipers.

FLiP726

I daily drive my 02 Z28 6sp, why? because, it has power when I want it. A radio, power windows/key fob, and 28-30mpg highway.

Only thing I would change from its stock configuration are the seats. Need a little more adjust ability out of it.

Bengtson95

i do have to say.....im 5,8 and i can definetly agree that my 1995 camaro is so damn comfortable....although the most noticable, is after driving a military humvee for about two weeks...then getting off work and getting in my car like holy sh*t! lol, these cars are great, im 21 and i can say like th rest of u, im not a fan of all this fancy stuff these days!

SparkyJJO

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This thread makes me want to get my Camaro back on the road again. Hopefully this week!